[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6535-6536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3077]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWA-12]
RIN 2120-AA66


Revision to the Legal Description of the Burlington International 
Class C Airspace Area; VT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description of the Burlington, 
VT, Class C airspace area by changing the operating hours to be 
consistent with the current operational requirements. Specifically, the 
Class C airspace area will be designated effective during the specific 
days and hours of operation of the Burlington Tower and Approach 
Control facility as established in advance by a Notice to Airmen 
(NOTAM). The effective dates and times thereafter will be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory. This action will not 
change the actual dimensions, configuration, or operating requirements 
of the Burlington Class C airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Brown, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Burlington Airport Traffic Control Tower is reducing its hours 
of operation. The Burlington Class C airspace area remains an essential 
safety measure in support of the ongoing airport operation 
requirements.
    On November 15, 1999, the FAA published an NPRM (64 FR 61803) that 
proposed to revise the legal description of the Burlington, VT, Class C 
airspace area by changing the operating hours to be consistent with the 
current operational requirements. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting comments on the 
proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the proposal were 
received. However, one error was found in the coordinates of the legal 
description in the notice for the Burlington International Airport, VT. 
Except for the change in the coordinates, this amendment is the same as 
that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of The Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revises the legal description of the Burlington Class C 
airspace area located at Burlington, VT. The legal description will use 
the operating hours for the Class C airspace area which are consistent 
with the current requirements. The Class C airspace area is designated 
effective during the specific days and hours of operation of the 
Burlington facility as established in advance by a NOTAM. This action 
is a technical amendment to the legal description and will not change 
the actual dimensions, configuration, or operating requirements of the 
Burlington Class C airspace area.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class C airspace areas are published in paragraph 
4000 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective 
September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class C airspace area listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

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    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this Regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``Significant rule'' 
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter 
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000-Subpart C--Class C Airspace

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Burlington International Airport, VT [Revised]

Burlington International Airport, VT
(lat. 44 deg.28'23' N., long. 73 deg.09'01' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,400 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Burlington International 
Airport, and that airspace extending upward from 2,200 feet MSL to 
4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of Burlington International 
Airport from the 360 deg. bearing from the airport clockwise to the 
180 deg. bearing from the airport, excluding the airspace within 
Restricted Area R-6501; and that airspace extending upward from 1,500 
feet MSL to 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport from 
the 180 deg. bearing from the airport clockwise to the 360 deg. bearing 
from the airport. This Class C airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. 
The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Washington, DC on February 3, 2000.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 00-3077 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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